Gippsland Electorate Demographics (VIC)

In the 2011 census the population of Gippsland was 138,091 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Gippsland is 42 years of age.

82.7% of people living in the electorate of Gippsland were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.2% England, 1.0% New Zealand, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.7% Italy, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Germany, 0.4% Philippines, 0.3% India, 0.2% China , 0.2% Malta, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% United States of America, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% Malaysia.

90.2% of people living in Gippsland speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.0% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Italian, 0.7% Other, 0.3% German, 0.3% Greek, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Polish.

49.9% of people are married, 30.7% have never married and 9.1% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 7715 widowed people living in Gippsland.

54.9% of the people living in Gippsland over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.2% are working on a part time basis. Gippsland has an unemployment rate of 6.2%.

The main industries people from Gippsland work in are 12.8% Health care and social assistance, 12.0% Retail trade, 9.3% Construction, 8.6% Manufacturing, 8.3% Education and training, 7.0% Public administration and safety, 7.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 7.0% Accommodation and food services, 3.7% Transport, postal and warehousing.

39.7% of homes are fully owned, and 32.9% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 23.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $469 per week and the median household income is $903 per week.

The median rent in Gippsland is $175 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1257 per month.